Vista Foods
Opened: unknown
Owner: Associated Grocers of New England
This roughly 23,000 square foot supermarket is today under the Vista Foods brand, owned by Associated Grocers of New England, but I suspect it may have previously been a Shaw's. There was a Shaw's here in Laconia at one time, but I haven't been able to track down the address (and there no longer is one in town, with the nearest one now being to the north in Gilford). The exterior was remodeled around 2010, and I don't recognize the previous facade clearly enough as a definitive former Shaw's look that I can say that for sure. Any info?
Today, the store is old-school but complete, with produce in the front-right corner and deli-bakery lining the right side wall. Meat and dairy are on the back wall, with frozen foods and beer/wine on the left side in the last few aisles. I don't recognize the decor inside either, though it looks like there may be a couple generations of decor here that have been painted over. It doesn't strike me as particularly similar to a former Grand Union, but that's a possibility too.
A collage of local pet photos (possibly shoppers' pets or employees' pets? I couldn't tell for sure) brings us into the pet food aisle, a fun touch.
Previous Tenants: unknown; possibly Shaw's
Cooperative: Associated Grocers of New England
Location: 376 S Main St, Laconia, NH
Photographed: August 16, 2025
This store is right next door to a natural foods market, which you can see here, and tomorrow we're checking out an independent grocer at the other end of town!
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